Key Stage 3

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what proportion of 14-year-olds achieved (a) level 5 and (b) level 6 at Key Stage 3 in teacher assessments for non-core subjects in each year since 1997. (113250)

The following table gives the percentage of pupils achieving level 5 and level 6 in each of the KS3 non-core teacher assessments since 1997. The 2006 data are not yet available.

*Percentage of pupils achieving level 5*
	Design and technology	ICT	History	Geography	Modern foreign languages	Art	Music	Physical education
1997	33	32	23	29	21	n/a	n/a	n/a
1998	35	34	29	29	22	n/a	n/a	n/a
1999	35	34	29	30	19	n/a	n/a	n/a
2000	37	36	32	32	26	n/a	n/a	n/a
2001	38	37	33	32	28	36	38	40
2002	39	39	33	33	29	37	40	43
2003	40	41	34	34	30	39	42	44
2004	41	43	35	35	30	39	43	45
2005	42	45	36	36	31	41	44	47

*Percentage of pupils achieving level 6*
	Design and Technology	ICT	History	Geography	Modern foreign languages	Art	Music	Physical education
1997	19	15	14	20	6	n/a	n/a	n/a
1998	20	18	20	20	7	n/a	n/a	n/a
1999	17	17	17	18	5	n/a	n/a	n/a
2000	22	21	21	22	9	n/a	n/a	n/a
2001	23	21	22	22	14	27	18	22
2002	23	22	22	22	15	26	18	23
2003	24	21	23	23	15	26	19	23
2004	24	20	23	24	16	26	19	23
2005	24	20	24	24	17	25	19	24

Volume 455: debated on Tuesday 16 January 2007